Stalemate can send Preston to Cardiff

Share via

PRESTON NORTH END can dash the Premiership ambitions of Derby County by holding the Rams to a draw in the second leg of their Coca-Cola Championship play-off semi-final at Pride Park on Thursday evening. The stalemate is best priced at 12-5 by Coral.

North End are well placed to book a trip to the Millennium Stadium after securing a 2-0 advantage in the first leg at Deepdale on Sunday with goals from David Nugent after 38 minutes and a late Richard Cresswell strike.

That result has put the onus on Derby to force the issue and such tactics could leave